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The following is a list of accolades and honors conferred upon A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, the Indian aerospace scientist who served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007. [1]
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The following is a list of accolades and honors conferred upon A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, the Indian aerospace scientist who served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007. [1]
| Ribbon | Decoration | Country | Date | Note | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Padma Bhushan |  India | 1981 | The third-highest civilian honour of India. | |
 | Padma Vibhushan | India | 1990 | The second-highest civilian honour of India. | |
 | Bharat Ratna | India | 1999 | The highest civilian honour of India. |
| Year | Fellowship | Institution | Country | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Distinguished Fellow | Institute of Directors | India | [2] |
| 1995 | Honorary Fellow | National Academy of Medical Sciences | [3] | |
| 2011 | IEEE Honorary Member | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |  United States | [4] |
| Year | Degree | University | Country | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Honorary Doctor of Science | University of Wolverhampton |  United Kingdom | [2] |
| 2008 | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | Nanyang Technological University |  Singapore | [2] |
| 2010 | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | University of Waterloo |  Canada | [2] |
| 2012 | Honorary Doctor of Laws | Simon Fraser University | [2] | |
| 2014 | Honorary Doctor of Science | University of Edinburgh |  Scotland | [2] |
| Year | Award | Country/Organisation | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration | India | |
| 1998 | Veer Savarkar Award | ||
| 2000 | SASTRA Ramanujan Prize | Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy | [4] |
| 2007 | King Charles II Medal | United Kingdom | |
| 2009 | Hoover Medal | American Society of Mechanical Engineers | |
| 2009 | International von Kármán Wings Award | California Institute of Technology | |
| 2013 | Von Braun Award | National Space Society | [3] |
| 2021 | His birthday was declared as "World Students' Day" | India | [5] |
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Arjun Singh Dhurve is a folk dancer and a retired teacher from the Dindori district of the Indian State of Madhya Pradesh. He is famous for popularising Baiga folk songs and dance. Baiga Pardhauni dance is the main dance of the Baiga tribe. In this form of dance, the performers wear the masks of peacocks, elephants, horses, etc.
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